diallage

[ dahy-uh-lij ]

nounMineralogy.
  1. a variety of diopside with a laminated structure, found in gabbro and other igneous rocks.

Origin of diallage

1
1795–1805; <French <Greek diallagḗ interchange, change, noun derivative from base of diallássein make an exchange, equivalent to di-di-3 + allássein to change, exchange

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British Dictionary definitions for diallage

diallage

/ (ˈdaɪəlɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. a green or brownish-black variety of the mineral augite in the form of layers of platelike crystals

Origin of diallage

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C19: from Greek diallagē interchange

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